The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.3° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.2
NNE
6
0.6
E
10
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.5
SE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
69
84
68
110
89
79
79
69
69
69
58
82
49
48
68
165
178
160
143
118
93
93
80
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
NW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:07PM1.54m
00:04AM0.95m
1:00PM1.50m
1:21AM0.95m
1:55PM1.47m
2:38AM1.01m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.43m
7:08PM0.62m
5:47AM0.51m
8:06PM0.60m
6:50AM0.58m
8:57PM0.56m
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4:48
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3
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Temp °C
22
26
28
27
24
21
20
20
22
26
26
25
24
21
22
20
21
22
23
23
22
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
21
26
27
27
26
21
20
19
23
27
26
27
27
22
21
18
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
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